Anderlecht are unlikely to take foot off the gas
Anderlecht have featured in the group stages of either the Europa League or Champions League for each of the last seven seasons and they can keep the run going by finishing off Europa League playoff round opponents Slavia Prague in Brussels.
The Belgians hold a 3-0 advantage after cruising to victory in the Czech capital last Thursday with second-half goals from Idrissa Sylla, Lukasz Teodorczyk and Sofiane Hanni but are unlikely to take their foot off the gas and look solid 4-5 shots to win the return leg.
Slavia made the most of a kind draw to reach this stage, scraping past Estonians Levadia Talinn and Portuguese outfit Rio Ave on the away goals rule.
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